Skanda Sashti is also known as Kanda Sashti. Skanda Sashti day is determined based on the lunar month, and it falls during the sixth day of Karthika Masam. Soorasamharam celebration During Kanda Sashti, devotees observe six days of fast beginning from the first day or Pirathamai of Karthika lunar month. That's why Kanda Sashti is celebrated on Panjami Tithi by …